January 14, 2026
When the parent company of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, it also moved immediately to reject 26 leases for stores that have already closed, setting the debtor on a path to a smaller footprint, freeing up cash and potentially heading off a protracted showdown with the affected landlords, experts told Law360.
January 14, 2026
The parent company of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday in a Texas bankruptcy court with $3.4 billion in funded debt, buckling under the strain of debt it used to fund its purchase of Neiman Marcus more than a year ago.